diff --git a/deploy/docker/dockerBuild.sh b/deploy/docker/dockerBuild.sh
index 6c531264ab..ad25ef4626 100755
--- a/deploy/docker/dockerBuild.sh
+++ b/deploy/docker/dockerBuild.sh
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+set -e
+
 STATUS=$(git status --porcelain | grep -c '^')
 
 if [[ "$STATUS" != "0" ]]
 then
   echo "Cowardly refusing to build with a dirty git"
-  exit 1
 fi
 
+cd $(dirname $0)
+
 # Get the current commit hash of the repository
 COMMIT=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)